Man arrested after bank robbery on Mangrove Avenue

CHICO &GT;&GT; A quick response, a large number of personnel, and the help of a canine brought in a suspect in a bank robbery Saturday afternoon.

Police were alerted of a bank robbery at Tri Counties Bank on the 700 block of Mangrove Avenue at 12:40 p.m.

A man had entered the bank and told the teller he had a gun, demanding money.

He left with some money and ran from the bank.

A description was put out over the police scanner and every available unit, including those from Chico police and the Butte County Sheriff's Office, embarked upon the area.

Within a few minutes, officers spotted a man in the Lindo Channel, near the 800 block of Manzanita Court, by the Holiday Inn and Roses and Ivy Elder Care.

Chico police Sgt. Scott Zuschin said two officers had just pulled into the parking lot of the bank when the suspect was racing out. Once they heard the radio call, they were able to start the search.

All other officers who were available "saturated the area," Zuschin explained.

An officer made contact with Sean McCarthy, 48, who ran. The officer's K-9, Grobi, caught up with him. McCarthy was arrested after fighting with the dog and other officers.

Police found money from the robbery on McCarthy, according to a Chico police press release. No gun was located.

After the arrest, McCarthy had a bandage on his hand and scuffed kneecaps. After treatment, he will be transported to Butte County Jail in Oroville on charges of robbery, assaulting a K-9 officer and resisting officers, according to the press release.